Another World Test Championship cycle has ended. After New Zealand and Australia won the first two editions of the World Test Championship Finals, South Africa are the new champion and will hold the mace. South Africa beat Australia by 5 wickets in the WTC Final 2025 to end a 28-year ICC trophy drought.
ICC World Test Championship winners list
Australia won the World Test Championship for the 2021–2023 season, defeating India by 209 runs in the WTC Final 2023. New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets to win the inaugural WTC Final 2021.
South Africa are the latest entrant to the list. The Proteas beat Australia in the WTC Final 2025 at the Lord’s to win the Test mace.
The world’s top Test cricket teams compete in the ICC World Test Championship, aiming to claim the trophy as the world’s premier Test cricket competition.
| Year(s) | Host | Winner | Runner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/21 | England | New Zealand | India |
| 2021/23 | England | Australia | India |
| 2023/25 | England | South Africa | Australia |
What is ICC Test Championship Mace?
The winner of the ICC World Test Championship receives the ICC Test Championship Mace. But in the past, it was given out yearly to the best-ranked Test team (as of the April 1 cutoff) in the ICC Test Championship (2003–2019).
ICC Test Championship winners list
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| April 2003 | Australia |
| April 2004 | Australia |
| April 2005 | Australia |
| April 2006 | Australia |
| April 2007 | Australia |
| April 2008 | Australia |
| April 2009 | Australia |
| April 2010 | India |
| April 2011 | India |
| April 2012 | England |
| April 2013 | South Africa |
| April 2014 | South Africa |
| April 2015 | South Africa |
| April 2016 | Australia |
| April 2017 | India |
| April 2018 | India |
| April 2019 | India |
| June 2021 | New Zealand* |
| June 2023 | Australia* |
| June 2025 | South Africa* |
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